Forward Talks

Forward Talks features sustainability leaders and climate champions driving impact from our region to the world.Forward Talks is hosted by Tatiana Antonelli-Abella and brought to you by Goumbook, the UAE’s first social enterprise.

Forward Talks is a business podcast hosted by Goumbook, with 75 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Goumbook hosts Forward Talks, a business show with 75 episodes published.

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  Episode #69

  2024-25 Winners of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

  Jun 30, 202536 minS0

  <p>Tatiana Antonelli-Abella sits down with the winners of the 2024-25 cohort of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative.</p> <p>Now in its second year, the Venture Programme received 660 registration and 190 innovation solutions, each focused on soil regeneration, climate and water-resilient agricultural practices, and addressing food security.</p> <p>This years’s winners are:</p> Omaima Marhane from Actinobacteria, developing solutions to tackle water stress in arid soils. Dr. Budour A. Alghamdi, Eng. Wafa A. Alrasheed, and Dr. Adil E. Abdelnour from Farm to 2Fs, turning animal waste into bioenergy and fertilizer. ⁠Teodoro Garcia-Millan, Fran Robson, and Veronica Greco from RedD...

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  Episode #68

  Cultivating the Future: Transforming Arid Agriculture with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi

  Apr 24, 202544 minS0

  <p>For the final episode of our special mini-series, Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. Dr. Elouafi was just named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by TIME Magazine. </p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Elouafi shares more about her work at CGIAR and their groundbreaking research, which has transformed food security in regions facing salinity and water scarcity.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is part of Our Land, Our Future, a special mini-series of Forward Talks by Goumbook focused on land res...

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  Episode #67

  Polar regions sentinels of climate change, biodiversity, and human resilience, with Wassim Said

  Mar 21, 202529 minS0

  <p>Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Wassim Said for a special episode of Forward Talks to mark the inaugural World Day for Glaciers and 2025 being the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Wassim is a Steering Committee member of the Emirates Polar Program in addition to being an Advisor with the UAE’s Presidential Court.</p><p><br></p><p>Wassim explains the critical role of glaciers as freshwater sources and in the context of climate change, and the work of the Emirates Polar Program.</p>

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  Episode #66

  Take a Breath Webinar 1: Indoor Air Quality and Health: Global to Local Challenges and Opportunities

  Mar 7, 202558 minS0

  <p>Part of ‘Take a Breath’ Webinar Series: "Breathing into the Future: Creating Healthier Spaces for Resilient Cities and Communities”. </p><p><br></p><p>Our opening session, "Indoor Air Quality and Health: Global to Local Challenges and Opportunities" was held on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. </p><p><br></p><p>Panel of experts included:</p><p>Heba Safi – World Health Organisation, Technical Officer on Air Quality and Health</p><p>Vahid Hosseini- Lead on Transportation-Related Air Pollution at UNU-INWEH</p><p>Kholood Altassan - Assistant Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health and Head of the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Unit at King...

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  Episode #65

  FAO’s Role in Combating Desertification: Insights with Feras Ziadat

  Feb 4, 202525 minS0

  <p>Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Feras Ziadat, who is currently a Land and Water Officer with a specific focus on land resource management and planning at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.</p><p><br></p><p>Mr. Ziadat played a pivotal role in coordinating the FAO flagship report titled The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture, SOLO, and he also updating the FAO Guide on integrated land use planning. In this episode, he talks about fostering participatory and integrated land use planning, combating land degradation and desertification, and the dangers of...

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